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Allopurinol Treatment Report
What is Allopurinol?
Allopurinol is a drug used to treat gout, a condition that arises when the body is unable to break down uric acid in the blood. It may also be used to prevent the formation of kidney stones, or to counteract other medications which increase levels of uric acid in the blood.
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Reasons taken
6 patients in the community are taking or have taken Allopurinol.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| strong anti oxidant | 1 | 16% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 1 | 16% |
| Gout | 1 | 16% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Allopurinol.
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Allopurinol or how long patients were taking Allopurinol before stopping.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Can't tell | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Slow my ALS progress
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 1 |
Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)
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- alsking101
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: severe
- Arms: severe
- Chest: severe
- Legs: severe
- See profile
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by alsking101
Oct 20, 2005
- EfficacyCan't tell
- Side-effectsNone
- Slow my ALS progress
- See full evaluation
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Report created on November 07, 2009.